Pedigree charts 807

Front

What does a filled in square represent in a pedigree chart?

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Affected Male

Front

How many females are carriers in this family?

Back

4

Front

How many people in this whole pedigree are heterozygous?

Back

6

Front

In the second generation, how many people are carriers of the trait?

Back

3

Front

How many females are in this pedigree?

Back

7

Front

What does a filled in circle represent in a pedigree chart?

Back

Affected Female

Front

What does an empty square represent in a pedigree chart?

Back

Not affected Male

Front

What does an empty circle represent in a pedigree chart?

Back

Not affected Female

Front

What is the purpose of a pedigree chart?

Back

To track the inheritance of traits across generations.

Front

What does it mean if a person is heterozygous for a trait?

Back

They have one dominant and one recessive allele for that trait.